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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 510 Prohibits Importing Out-of-State Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.Sponsor: Rodney Schamerhorn
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 510 requires that any carbon dioxide stored in underground reservoirs within the state must be generated within Louisiana. The measure also mandates that all enumerated statutory conditions must be met prior to using a reservoir for storage or exercising .
Energy operators and out-of-state industrial emitters face a complete restriction on transporting captured carbon emissions into Louisiana for underground storage projects.
- Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources and injecting them deep underground for permanent storage. context
- Louisiana has seen a significant increase in proposed carbon dioxide sequestration projects and pipeline developments due to its geological suitability. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Industrial emitters
Out-of-state industrial emitters are prohibited from transporting captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for underground sequestration.
Energy operators
Operators of carbon sequestration reservoirs must ensure all enumerated statutory conditions are met and that stored carbon is locally generated before utilizing storage sites or exercising eminent domain.
Key Facts
- Prohibits the importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for underground sequestration.
- Requires that all conditions in the enumerated statutory list be met prior to the use of a reservoir for storage, changing prior law that required only one condition.
- Mandates that the carbon dioxide to be stored in a reservoir was generated within the state of Louisiana.
- Applies the new in-state generation requirement prior to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon dioxide storage under R.S. 19:2(11) and R.S. 30:1108.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can companies bring carbon dioxide from other states to store in Louisiana under this bill?
Does this bill change the rules regarding eminent domain for carbon storage?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Version history
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Shift from Single-Condition to All-Condition Mandate
The legislation alters Louisiana law by moving from a requirement where only one enumerated condition must be met to a strict mandate where all conditions must be satisfied.
Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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